Word: beers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...witch doctor loose in Reagan's mind, Carter locked up and lonely in the Oval Office time and time again, the first wave of analysis, followed by the second wave of analysis, followed by analysis of the analysis. Then there were all those families groggy from beer and boredom, telling TV crews their dubious leanings. Debate coaches weighed in and drama critics pounded their typewriters. Victory parties begun before the show started roared on into the night for both Carter and Reagan, who both naturally smiled in triumph when it was all over...
...month. Even those who have chosen to stay remain fearful of the 23,000 armed ex-guerrillas who have yet to be integrated into the Zimbabwe national army or the country's work force. Many point with fear at the recurring bloodshed: bombs thrown into crowded beer halls, gunfights between police and restive guerrillas, random assaults and abductions. Says a Salisbury businessman darkly: "When you've got that many people running around with guns, you're going to have some trouble. The temptation is there to go get a woman, money or food by force...
...People knew they weren't going to be happy so we made a place for people to suffer together. We're giving out five cases of beer and watching Ronald Reagan films at 11:30," he added...
...Beer flowed in dignified quantities in the chandeliered common room of Chase Hall as Reagan's margin widened. Students preferred to muse philosophically about the nation's shift to the right--rather than speculate about how a Reagan presidency would effect their personal market values...
Another celebrant, Douglas Murphy '79, a first year student, said he found the Republican victory especially gratifying because "I lost seven cases of beer in '76 betting on Ford in Lowell House...